Resawing
Saw Usage Open Q&A
http://handtoolschool.wistia.com/medias/3szab4hyjo?embedType=async&seo=false&videoFoam=true&videoWidth=800 Video Quick LinksCommon Ripping MistakesCorrecting an Errant Rip CutCommon Crosscut MistakesSlow Down Your Cut for AccuracySawing Training WheelsResawingAlternate Method Benchside Rip CutSaw Sharpening Common Sawing Mistakes and Correcting Errant Saw Cuts In this session…
To Resaw or To Plane
Saving Wood or Saving Time? Who doesn't love resawing right? You take a thicker board and make 2 thinner ones. It sounds like the perfect solution to all our problems right? Right? Maybe not.…
Drop Leaf Table Part 4: Three Piece Top
In this installment, I tackle a monster resaw to convert a 12/4x22x55 slab of Walnut into 3 1" slices so I can create my table top and 2 leaves. Obviously, you don't need a big…
Applied Project: Resaw Frame Saw Part 2
Testing and Setting the Saw Getting this saw to run true is about tweaking the set of the teeth just right so that it won't pull one way or the other. This is the…
Project: Resaw Frame Saw
Part 1: Making the Saw and Blade With the ever increasing popularity of the works of Andre Roubo, this frame saw has gotten a fair amount of press. I'm here to tell you that…
Lesson 6: Resawing by Hand
I covered resawing briefly in the Sawing Fundamentals lesson in Semester 1. There really isn't much to it but a rip cut and a lot of sweat. In this lesson I break it down and…
Tea Caddy Part 1: Box Joinery
Welcome to our second project of semester 2. This time we discuss a little history of the form and then get right into sizing parts and cutting joinery. You will quickly find that small…
Bow Saws
Bow Saws come in many shapes and sizes and depending on the size and usage may have different names. Frame saws and Turning saws are also common names. Regardless, all of them consist of a…
Lesson 2: The Fundamentals of Hand Sawing
http://handtoolschool.wistia.com/medias/rpm369zpuc?embedType=async&seo=false&videoFoam=true&videoWidth=800 Video Quick Links Introduction Types of Saws Saw Tooth Geometry Saw Hang Rip Sawing Resawing Crosscut Sawing Bench Sawing Sawing Exercises The Most Important Hand Tool Skill Hand sawing is one of the foundations…